Five Fast Findings

1. I just got an anti-pull leash for my dog, where it's kind of like a halter collar, and it pulls on his shoulders rather than his neck. He is super sensitive about his neck. Even putting a collar on can send him into a nervous frenzy of yelping and running away. So this collar is amazing. Now taking him for a walk is simple, I slip the halter over his head, slide two sherpa-covered pieces that go under his front legs, and he's good to go! Nothing rests on his neck and I don't have to try to buckle something tight on his neck and he just prances along, glad that when he runs too fast for me, the leash doesn't pull on a collar on his neck!

2. My dog has so much energy and is in such great shape (yes, at 12 years old) that he makes me tired by the end of a walk, and he's still racing circles around me (yes literally). Sad...

3. I started my first day of work at the Northern Quest Casino and Hotel. I'm going to be a reservations agent, but the first two days of orientation are just so we can get acclimated to the environment as a whole. My group is cool, there are 10 of us and we're going to all different areas, from food service, to the casino floor or cleaning, or to the hotel. Well, I'm actually the only one working at the hotel, but I'll see the others and be able to say hi.

4. Me and my mom donated several large bags full of used beauty products on Saturday. There's an organization called Project Beauty Share here in Spokane that accepts gently used cosmetics, toiletries (shampoo, etc) or other bath/hair/beauty products, and sanitizes them to be donated to local women's shelters. It was really easy for my mom and I too, because we have soo much makeup that we just bought and never really liked, or hair products that we bought on sale but never used, or in my case, I also have tons of samples of makeup I collected from magazines or makeup counters, etc. We also donated several flat irons, curling irons and a brush that we will never use but still work. It got us to clear out our bathrooms, kept items out of a landfill, and got products to people who need them. I've been poor enough that I've been unable to afford a razor or shampoo, and I'm glad we were able to help. (note: the best way to judge if the project will be able to use the product is, ask yourself if you would give it to a friend. Also, at this time they are UNABLE to accept mascara or types of lip gloss/etc that use a wand or similar mechanism.)

5. Who is Bobby Vee??? I got tickets to see him at the Spokane Fair (did I mention this already?) but he's the only one out of all the lineup I haven't heard of. I even wikipedia'd him and I know for a fact I have never heard of this man in my life. I put the tickets on craigslist, but no interest. Guess everyone's thinking that same thing as me! I kid, I kid, I'm sure lots of older people in the area are huge fans.